Assembly Bill A3472

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes the office of the deaf and hard of hearing; and repeals section 559 of the executive law relating to the New York state interagency coordinating council for services to persons who are deaf; repealer

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A3472 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 28 §§821 - 825, rpld §559, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A8813
2021-2022: A6710
2023-2024: A5683

2019-A3472 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the office of the deaf and hard of hearing, and the deaf and hard of hearing advisory council.

2019-A3472 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3472
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 29, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI,  QUART, BARRON, LUPARDO, SOLAGES,
   SIMON, DINOWITZ, D'URSO, GUNTHER, MONTESANO, RA, JOHNS --  Multi-Spon-
   sored  by -- M. of A.  HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive  law,  in  relation  to  establishing  the
   office  of  the deaf and hard of hearing; and to repeal section 559 of
   the executive law relating to the New York state  interagency  coordi-
   nating  council  for  services to persons who are deaf, deaf-blind, or
   hard of hearing
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new article 28 to
 read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 28
                  OFFICE OF THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING
 SECTION 821. DEFINITIONS.
         822. OFFICE OF THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING.
         823. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
         824. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE OFFICE.
         825. DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING ADVISORY COUNCIL.
   § 821. DEFINITIONS. WHEN USED IN THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND
 TERMS SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS ASCRIBED TO THEM IN  THIS  SECTION:  "DEAF
 AND  HARD  OF  HEARING"  SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO HAS PARTIAL OR COMPLETE
 LOSS OF HEARING INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEAF-BLIND.
   § 822. OFFICE OF THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING. THERE IS HEREBY  ESTAB-
 LISHED  WITHIN THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT THE "OFFICE OF THE DEAF AND HARD
 OF HEARING".
   § 823. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE GOVERNOR  SHALL  APPOINT  AN  EXECUTIVE
 DIRECTOR  OF THE OFFICE WHO SHALL SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF THE GOVERNOR.
 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL RECEIVE  AN  ANNUAL  SALARY  FIXED  BY  THE
 GOVERNOR WITHIN THE AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED SPECIFICALLY THEREFOR AND SHALL

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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